Genista umbellata garrigues
Description (English)
Open scrub rich in dwarf shrubs and dominated by the large cushions of var. umbellata of the remarkable, taxonomically widely isolated, southern and southeastern Spanish endemic Genista umbellata, in association with the also cushion-forming Thymus capitatus, Genista spartioides ssp. retamoides, another southern Spanish endemic, and Phlomis purpurea ssp. almeriensis. This formation, which presents physiognomic similarities with phryganas (unit S7), constitutes a transition between the arid scrub and the thermo-Mediterranean garrigues of section S51P, in particular those formed by the only other population of Genista umbellata ssp. equisetiformis). Many of the accompanying dwarf shrubs, such as Thymus glandulosus, Satureja obovata, Teucrium eriocephalum, however, are Iberian Southeast endemics or preferentials.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code S54164 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Genista spartioides | Flowering Plants | |
Genista umbellata | Flowering Plants | |
Phlomis purpurea | Flowering Plants | |
Teucrium eriocephalum | Flowering Plants | |
Thymus capitatus | Flowering Plants | |
Thymus glandulosus | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F5.5564 | Genista umbellata garrigues | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F5.5564 | Genista umbellata garrigues | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F5.5564 | Genista umbellata garrigues | same |